Under FAME II govt spent Rs 175 Cr to buy heavy EVs

The government of India has spent Rs 175 Crore to buy heavy electric vehicles under its FAME II (Faster Adoption and manufacturing of hybrid & EVs in India) Scheme. Under FAME II govt spent Rs 175 Crore to purchase heavy EVs.

In a notification by the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises said that the expenditure is borne by the Department of Heavy Industries itself.

Under FAME II govt spent Rs 175 Cr

The government has sanctioned 5,095 e-buses for intra-city operations in 64 cities/State Transport Corporations (STCs). Four hundred e-buses sanctioned for inter-city operations and hundred e-buses for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for last-mile connectivity.

In a written reply to Lok Sabha, details were provided by Prakash Javadekar, who handles the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises. He also spoke about the bifurcation of electric buses allotted for the cities of the Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh has a total of 350 electric buses allocated out of them a maximum of hundred e-buses are allocated to Vishakapatnam city. However, Vijayawada, Amravati, Tirupati and Kakinada got 50 e-buses each.

APSRTC (Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) has got 50 e-buses for its inter-city operations, said the minister.

The department had made an announcement that it has approved the sanction of 5595 electric buses to 64 cities in 22 states and union territories. It had invited the EOI (Expression of Interest) to various smart cities, states, union territories.

Tripura becomes the second State after Assam in Northeast. 50 buses will run in the capital city and 100 buses in Assam. 50 buses for Guwahati and 25 each for Jorhat and Silchar.

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